Jill TelfordThey say you can tell a lot about a country by the way it treats its prisoners… I believe the same can be said for how a country treats its children
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I was listening to the news the other day and I heard that in America one out of every hundred children are being raised by a single parent. Not only are children being raised without the normal structure that comes with being part of a family, but many of these children are being raised by non-traditional parents. I realize that this is not an entirely new trend, but it is the first time I’ve heard about it happening on such a large scale. I was thinking, “How can you be raising children like this?” Then, I thought about how many times I’ve heard or read about people saying, “Children should be seen and not heard.” Or, “Children should be seen and not heard until they are at least five years old.” We live in a world where we push our ideas of what “normal” is onto others and then judge them for not conforming to what we think is normal.
It’s much easier to say things like that than it is to say, “I was wrong, let me correct myself please.” We want others to conform to our own ideas of what is normal because if they don’t conform to those ideals we feel as though we have done something wrong or failed at something. As if there was something wrong with us for not doing what society says is normal. The truth of the matter is that there is nothing normal about raising children alone or single-handedly.
It takes tremendous effort and commitment just to do things like feed yourself or get up in the morning every day. Yet people do it everyday because they believe they have no other choice. When it comes down to it, there is no such thing as a child being raised alone.
By nature, we are instinctual creatures who want to be part of a pack or herd from day one. It doesn’t matter if you have been raised by a single parent or two parents; you will always be a part of a pack because of your basic instinct of wanting the feeling of belonging and safety from day one. And yet, we continue on with this idea that kids need their parents 24/7 while simultaneously ignoring the fact that children need someone else growing up alongside them who can provide basic needs such as clean water and food when they don’t feel like getting up themselves.
Children need more than just food and shelter though; they need love from both parents who work together on
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